It's nearly winter in South Africa, which means the opening of winter initiation schools is approaching. These rituals mark a ...

It's nearly winter in South Africa, which means the opening of winter initiation schools is approaching. These rituals mark a transition to adulthood and are deeply ingrained culturally. But they're ...

everyone must keep in mind the agrarian origins of initiation rites and the colonial origins of the modern South African state. In the precolonial era, families and tribal leaders had the duty of ...

African masks are an important part of the continent's cultural heritage, representing different tribes and traditions ...

The Iziko South African Museum will give the public an opportunity ... Subjects will include Preparation of Fossils, Initiation Ceremonies, and Research about SJP Kruger, Introduction to Archaeology, ...

They not only went through the motions of their ancestors, they used tribal names in addressing each other and ... Township — and made stops along the journey to do land healing ceremonies. They ...